Inflammasomes have been reported to function in a wide variety of innate immune cells; however, their activity now seems to be more restricted than previously thought.
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Guermonprez, P., Helft, J. Inflammasome activation: a monocyte lineage privilege. Nat Immunol 20, 383–385 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-019-0348-7
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